Come into the Ark – This message was delivered in the morning service on October 22, 2023. Primary Text: Genesis 7:1 Supporting Text: Gen. 6:5-6, 11-12; Num. 10:29; Is. 1:18, 55:1; Mat. 22:4, 17; Rev. 22:17, 3:20
The text is connected with one of the most fearful judgments with which God ever visited the world. It relates to the deluge.—A visitation of the Divine displeasure, which occurred when the world had existed about 2,000 years. It was a most terrific judgment,—universal, except in reference to one family. This story talks about the moral state of humanity back then. And perhaps we relegate this story to a children’s story because, maybe, just maybe, it’s a little too close to what is happening in our world today. Noah’s Ark visually represents the Gospel message in the Ark as a “type” of Christ. that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).
The image of Christ portrayed in the Ark offers many parallels. • The ark was constructed of wood. The cross upon which Jesus died was constructed of wood. • Noah was instructed to make a single door in the side of the Ark; it was the only entrance into the Ark, and access was controlled by God. Likewise, Jesus said that He is the door, and that no one comes to the Father except through Him. Noah was instructed to cover the Ark with a covering of pitch within and without. The pitch sealed the Ark and made it watertight so that all inside would be saved. The blood of Jesus covers the sins of all who will In Christ the spiritual ark there is — 1. Pardon for every sin-convicted and repentant soul; for every broken-hearted subject. 2. In Him there is peace, which flows to us through His blood; which gives ease to the troubled soul, calms the agitated mind, and is “the acceptable year of the Lord.” 3. In Him there is righteousness, which all His people enjoy —
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